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Visit to Togoshi-ginza Shopping Street
February 2, 2019
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a purchase using a prepaid electronic money card
Photograph of the Prime Minister applying for a prepaid electronic money card
Photograph of the Prime Minister charging the prepaid electronic money card issued to him
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a purchase using a prepaid electronic money card
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a purchase using a prepaid electronic money card
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a purchase using the QR code payment system
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a purchase using the QR code payment system
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a purchase using the QR code payment system
On February 2, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Togoshi-ginza Shopping Street in Shinagawa City, Tokyo.
The Prime Minister first applied for, received, and charged a prepaid electronic money card at a convenience store and then made a purchase using the prepaid card at a fishmonger’s. Afterwards, the Prime Minister shopped at a florist using the QR code payment system.
After the visit, the Prime Minister said,
“It was my first time using cashless payments, so I was a little nervous, only to discover that purchases can be made really easily. Points-based rebates equivalent to 5% of purchase prices will be introduced in October. I hope everyone takes advantage of this opportunity ahead of welcoming 40 million foreign tourists a year, making the most of cashless payments.”
